Where does “prenursing” come from?
prenursing (English) comes from English nursing, from English nurse, from Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō — to swim; to float.
prenursing (English): Any course of study taken in preparation for the...
Definitions
- Any course of study taken in preparation for the...
Ancestry of “prenursing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nursing | In the state of suckling young, lactating;... |
| 2 | English | nurse | A wet nurse; A person who takes care of other... |
| 3 | Middle English | norice | A woman employed to take care of one's children... |
| 4 | Old French | norrice | a wet nurse |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrīcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nūtrīcius | — |
| 7 | Latin | nūtrīx | — |
| 8 | Latin | nūtriō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |